# Accident 20070102000259A: Cessna 172H, Armstrong, TX, January 2, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2007, 20:35 local time
- Place: Armstrong, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8742° N, 97.7292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8742&lon=-97.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3940R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3940R-2008-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 85 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070102000259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) N3940R VFR T65 (WESLACO TX) TO JSO (JACKSONVILLE TX) AT 3500 FT. AT APPROXIMATELY 0232Z A REQUEST TO ATC WAS MADE TO DESCEND TO 2500 FT FOR CLOUD AVOIDANCE, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DESCENT TO 1700, THE PILOT STATED TO ATC THAT HE WAS "IN TROUBLE." RADAR AND RADIO COVERAGE WAS LOST AT THAT TIME, TX DPS NOTIFIED ROC NOTIFIED. A NEARBY AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO RELAY, AND FLEW DOWN TO 1500 FT TO ATTEMPT A LOCATION, HOWEVER, NO CONTACT WAS MADE AND THE RELAY PILOT REPORTED SCATTERED LAYERS OF CLOUDS AT THIS ALTITUDE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON A LARGE RANCH, SEVERAL MILES FROM ANY LIGHTS OR ANY LIT GROUND REFERENCES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW07FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07FA049), Jan 3, 2007: Cessna 172H (N3940R), Armstrong, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions resulting in a loss of control. Contributing factors were the dark night conditions, the clouds. low ceilings, and the pilot's limited…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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